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Iranian Delegation Calls On Dasmunsi
New Delhi, February 14, 2008
Teheran has shown keenness to have presence of Indian media
persons in Iran. This was conveyed by the Iranian Vice
Minister and Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Seyed Mohammad Ali
Hosseini when he called on the Minister of Information &
Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, P. R. Dasmunsi today.
In his response Dasmunsi said that the Ministry will discuss
the issue and would make speedy effort to fill this gap.
Giving a broad view of the media scene in India, Dasmunsi said
that freedom of the media is guaranteed by our Constitution
and is one of the pillars of our democracy. For print media,
an autonomous body Press Council of India is the authority to
address any complaints whereas Cable and Television Network
Act is in place to address issues related to the electronic
media.
The Government never gives any dictation or direction to
the media. The Minister said that India being a free press
country, media reports generating from India may not
necessarily be taken as Government’s viewpoint.
The visiting dignitary said that the mutual deliberations
between the two countries will further strengthen our
relationship of traditional friendship. He said, Iran has five
news agencies, which are ready to have extended cooperation
with India. Our proposal is to establish friendship society
between India and Iran and arranging interaction between the
media from the two sides, he said. He appreciated the views
expressed by the Minister which he felt can pave the way for a
broad cooperation in the media sector. He informed that an
arrangement is in place with PTI in this regard and can be
further extended.
Abdul Reza Bondi, Iranian News Agency (IRNA), Chief of Bureau,
in his remarks said that they didn’t have a single difficulty
throughout IRNA’s 30 year long presence in India. He, however,
felt that more interaction with Iranian media could project
the Indian viewpoint up to the Iranian public in a better way.
Pr. Director General (M&C), Smt. Deepak Sandhu in her remarks
referred to the excellent participation of the Iranian films
and film makers at International Film Festival of India every
year. She said that further efforts would be made to
facilitate Iranian media interaction at the Government level.
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